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Re: Who is this masked man? [message #75 is a reply to message #74]

Wed, 10 July 1991 06:17

sandy
Messages: 6
Registered: July 1991

Junior Member

In response to Mark R. Thomsen:
>> David M. Legler writes
>> I assume the heritage of these packages goes back to a common ancestor
>> somewhere. What was it and how long ago did it exist ?
>
> I was told by a guy on the NCAR Graphics team that IDL, NCAR Graphics,
> and PV Wave share the same original architect/author. He said the name
> but I forgot it.
> Who is this masked man? I think IDL was the name of the original package.

The man is David Stern at Research Systems, Inc., Denver. At the University
of MI med center, we have been using IDL for at least 8 years now -- I don't
know how much older than that IDL might be.
--
Sandy Simon
Systems Research Programmer
Cardiology Division (B1F245)
University of Michigan Medical Center

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